Large Blocks - Black Paper Phenolic Composite

These are commonly called Black Paper Micarta but that is incorrect for these. Micarta is a brand name for Westinghouse brand phenolic composites.
This material was manufactured by Norva Plastics. I used my usual wood working sawblades and sandpaper to prepare these blocks.
I have cut the blocks in two sizes.
Normalish size are 6" long by 1&1/2" wide by 1&3/16" thick for $15 each
Large size are 6" long by 2" wide by 1&1/2" thick for $25 each.

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Looks like they are all gone now. Thank You everyone.

5 boxes of new stuff arrived today so it looks like I will be busy sanding for a couple days.
Not going to say what all is here other than this batch has some really really really good stuff.

Looking gooood!

I am going to start cleaning up Desert Ironwood Burl scale sets first. This is old stock that has been cut and stashed for a number of years. Looking at some of these it looks like many will be exhibition grade burl.

Price on the ironwood? Will you have any blocks? And is ironwood a pain to work with if your a newbie, or is all the time in the world enough?

Prices will vary but it is one of the more expensive woods.
There will be about a dozen or so blocks.

Okey will keep my eyes open!

Scales tonight, blocks maybe tomorrow.
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Bigbadwolfen said:

And is ironwood a pain to work with if your a newbie, or is all the time in the world enough?

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Ironwood may be tough to manipulate BUT this can be to your advantage because it helps you to make mistakes at a slower pace. Use new sharp abrasives and it's a breeze really.

Sweet thanks for the info! Will see if i dare to try some

Bigbadwolfen said:

Will see if i dare to try some

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Go for it!

Dave's advice to use abrasives as if they didn't cost anything was one of the most expensive advices I ever got, but it made my work much more fun - and in ironwood it really makes a difference.

Stefan